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July 23, 2009

Release Date Set for Daisy Fuentes Pilates Wii

by Pedro Hernandez - 9:51 pm EDT
Total comments: 1

The Wii Fitness title from Sega will see an August release.

Sega of America has announced that they release will their latest Wii title, Daisy Fuentes Pilates, on August 4, 2009, marking the first time a Pilates title comes to the Wii console. Daisy Fuentes Pilates will feature customizable workouts, fitness tracking, and coaching from Daisy Fuentes herself. The title even features Balance Board support.

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Scribblenauts Heading to DS This September DS

by Pedro Hernandez - 9:23 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: PR Email

The ambitious DS game will makes its debut this September.

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that 5th Cell's innovative DS title Scribblenauts will be released on September 15, 2009.

Since its announcement, Scribblenauts has received numerous recognitions from the industry thanks to its unique concept. Players take control of lead character Maxwell... Read more...

Nintendo Releases Brand New Metroid Prime Trilogy Trailer Wii

by Nick DiMola - 6:23 pm EDT
Total comments: 8

The video captures footage from all three titles included on this special compilation disc.

Today, Nintendo released a brand new trailer of their upcoming title, Metroid Prime Trilogy. The video contains footage of all three of the titles across various in-game locales.

Players will have the opportunity to revisit the series with brand new Wii pointer controls and achievements in both Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is being re-released on the disc, completing the package.

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Capcom Announces Release Date for Ace Attorney Investigation DS

by Nick DiMola - 12:37 pm EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: PR E-Mail

Take control of series' prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth next February.

Today at the San Diego Comic Con, Capcom revealed that the latest entry in the Ace Attorney series, Ace Attorney Investigation: Miles Edgeworth is set to release February 16, 2010.

Players will assume the role of Miles Edgeworth, Phoenix Wright's rival and famed prosecutor from the popular series.... Read more...

July 22, 2009

Where The Wild Things Are Game Announced Wii

by Pedro Hernandez - 5:09 pm EDT
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In addition to the new movie, the classic book will also receive a video game adaptation.

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that they will release a videogame based on the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, to accompany the upcoming release of the new Spike Jonze film.

Players will control young Max in an action adventure through the island of the Wild Things,... Read more...

Nintendo Releases System Menu 4.1 Update

by Pedro Hernandez - 3:01 pm EDT
Total comments: 15 Source: Nintendo

The latest firmware update fixes a glitch related to Wii Sports Resort.

Last week Nintendo sent Wii gamers a new firmware update. According to Nintendo, the System Menu 4.1 firmware update provides some behind-the-scenes updates that enhance the system's performance.

Players, however, have discovered that the reason for the update is because of a glitch related... Read more...

July 21, 2009

Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll Revealed Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 10:42 pm EDT
Total comments: 20 Source: http://www.sega.com/games/super-monkey-ball-step-a...

AiAi and friends return to Wii in this Balance Board-compatible party game.

Sega recently unveiled Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll, the latest game in the Monkey Ball franchise, with a teaser site.

The latest game in the franchise, which began in arcades and first hit consoles in 2001, will be a party game featuring Balance Board controls. A trailer has also been released, although it only shows series star AiAi playing with the Balance Board.

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Carlos Santana Set to Appear in Guitar Hero 5 Wii

by Jared Rosenberg - 11:49 am EDT
Total comments: 7 Source: Press Release

Guitar Hero 5 will include one of Santana's most popular songs as well as his likeness.

Activision recently revealed that Guitar Hero 5 will prominently feature famed guitarist Carlos Santana. Players will have the ability to select Santana as their character and make a digital version of the musician jam to some sublime tunes. Along with his likeness, the newest installment in the series will also feature a live version of Santana's popular single from 1972, "No One to Depend On."

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July 20, 2009

DS and DSi Systems Sell Robustly In June DS

by Jared Rosenberg - 7:52 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Press Release

In the month of June, Nintendo DS systems outsold all current-generation home consoles combined.

The Nintendo DS topped the NPD Group’s June hardware sales chart by a wide margin. More than 424,000 DSi systems and 342,000 DS systems (Lite and Phat) found their way from retail stores into the hand of gamers. In total over 766,000 DS systems were sold, which is more than the combined sales of the Xbox 360 (240,600), PS3 (164,700), and Wii (361,700) put together.

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XSEED to Bring Wizard of Oz RPG to North America DS

by Pedro Hernandez - 6:14 pm EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Press Release

The magical L. Frank Baum story becomes a fantastical DS RPG.

XSEED Games announced that they will localize the Wizard of Oz-inspired DS RPG, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road. Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive and originally published in Japan by D3Publisher, Beyond the Yellow Brick Road follows the story of the original book as made famous by the MGM film of the same name.

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Capcom Reveals the Release Date for Spyborgs Wii

by Lukasz Balicki - 12:55 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: PR E-mail

Players will be able to enjoy the cooperative brawler in September in North America.

Capcom has recently announced that Spyborgs will be released on September 29 in North America, with a price point of $49.99.

Spyborgs is a two-player cooperative brawler where you choose from two of three specially-enhanced cyborgs to stop a former ally turned evil. The game boasts over 35 stages filled with many enemies and challenges to conquer.

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Nintendo Channel Updated in Japan Wii

by Lukasz Balicki - 11:59 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Official Website

Everyone's Nintendo Channel received an update which many new features and enhancements.

Nintendo recently posted an updated version of Everyone's Nintendo Channel in Japan. The channel has a new, sleeker interface that allows for easier navigation.

In addition to the new interface, the updated channel boasts five new features. When you start the channel, you can configure it to view videos in high or standard quality.

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Three New Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Adventures Arrive on WiiWare Wii

by Lukasz Balicki - 10:42 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Offical Game Website

Nintendo will be releasing three versions of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon on Japanese WiiWare.

Nintendo has recently revealed that the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon franchise will arrive on WiiWare in Japan.

The latest Mystery Dungeon game will be released as three different versions: Pokémon: Mysterious Dungeon - Proceed Forward! Flame Adventurers!, Pokémon: Mysterious Dungeon - Let’s... Read more...

NyxQuest Character to Appear in Furry Legends Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 8:47 am EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: http://twitter.com/furry_legends

Furry Legends, Gamelion Studios' first WiiWare game, will feature a guest appearance by Nyx from the WiiWare game NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits.

According to the Furry Legends twitter page, Gamelion Studios' WiiWare debut will feature a cameo appearance by Nyx from fellow WiiWare developer Over the Top Games' NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits. Nyx is a winged girl who sets out to find her missing friend Icarus. It is unknown how she will fit into Furry Legends.

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This Week in Nintendo Downloads

by Lukasz Balicki - 8:04 am EDT
Total comments: 9

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord arrives on WiiWare alongside two others with an Art Style game for DSiWare rounding out the week.

This week in Nintendo Downloads offers a healthy variety for WiiWare, no Virtual Console games, and a single DSiWare game.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord is a sequel to last year's My Life as a King for WiiWare. This time around, you play as the bad guys and try to defend... Read more...

July 19, 2009

U.S. Sales of The Conduit Near 72k in June Wii

by Jon Lindemann - 4:18 pm EDT
Total comments: 37 Source: Edge

First-person shooter outperforms first-month sales of MadWorld and The House of the Dead: Overkill.

The NPD Group recently released their U.S. sales data for June, and Edge reports that sales of The Conduit came in just shy of 72,000 copies during the period of June 23 to July 4. Sega's first-person shooter entered the charts at number 25 overall.

Edge also notes that U.K. sales numbers for the week ending July 11 list The Conduit as the highest new entry for the month to date, entering the charts at number 29 overall.

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July 18, 2009

Final Tony Hawk Ride Board Will Be White Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 7:56 am EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/pimp-my-ride...

Instead of being the "Darth Vader of skateboards," the final version of the upcoming peripheral will be a "more consumer friendly" white.

In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Robomodo's Josh Tsui revealed that the Tony Hawk Ride skateboard peripheral that has been shown recently does not feature the final color of the board. Instead of black, the release version of the board will be white.

"The board we've shown so far is like... Read more...

Wii MotionPlus Totals 374k in June Sales Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 7:49 am EDT
Total comments: 31 Source: Press Release

With over 200,000 sales coming from the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 bundle, MotionPlus seems to be off to a good start in its inaugural month.

Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus has sold 374,000 units between the standalone version (169,000) and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 bundle (205,000).

Both were released on June 8, and the Tiger Woods MotionPlus bundle was the seventh-best-selling game of the month. Virtua Tennis 2009 and Grand Slam Tennis also came out the same week and took advantage of MotionPlus.

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Rock Band Network Unveiled Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 7:43 am EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: Press Release

The new service allows musicians to make their own Rock Band tracks and potentially get them included in the game.

MTV and Harmonix are planning a fall launch for Rock Band Network, an online service that allows musicians and record labels to make their own Rock Band tracks and submit them for possible inclusion in the game. A closed beta test recently began and a public beta test is set to begin in August.

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July 15, 2009

Suda 51: No More Heroes Series is Going Beyond Wii Wii

by Chuck Jose - 5:21 pm EDT
Total comments: 46 Source: Edge Online

The company has plans to evolve series into a major franchise.

In a recent article from Edge Online, Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda (a.k.a. Suda 51) said his company plans to evolve No More Heroes into a bigger franchise. For the studio, the only way to accomplish that would be to look past the Wii and into other systems. He expressed that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will probably be the last game in the series to be developed on the Wii.

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